The 2006 California State Senate elections were held on November 7, 2006. Voters in the 20 even-numbered districts of the California State Senate voted for their representatives. The California Democratic Party retained its majority and its 25 seats. The California Republican Party retained control of the remaining 15 seats. Neither party lost nor gained any seats.
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20 seats from even-numbered districts in the California State Senate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Electoral results by State Senate district | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overview edit
California State Senate elections, 2006[1][2] | ||||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Not up | Incumbents | Open | Before | After | |
Democratic | 1,903,307 | 54.19% | 11 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 25 | |
Republican | 1,450,607 | 41.30% | 9 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | |
Libertarian | 138,669 | 3.95% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Green | 13,443 | 0.38% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Peace and Freedom | 5,573 | 0.16% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent | 911 | 0.03% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals | 3,512,510 | 100.00% | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 40 |
Results edit
Final results from the California Secretary of State:[3]
District 2 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 38 • District 40 |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Pat Wiggins | 173,053 | 65.71 | |
Republican | Lawrence Wiesner | 97,611 | 34.29 | |
Total votes | 284,646 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sam Aanestad (incumbent) | 182,494 | 60.91 | |
Democratic | Paul Singh | 99,293 | 33.14 | |
Libertarian | Tony Munroe | 9,300 | 3.10 | |
Green | Robert Vizzard | 8,520 | 2.84 | |
Total votes | 299,607 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Darrell Steinberg | 115,628 | 58.69 | |
Republican | Paul Green | 71,051 | 36.06 | |
Peace and Freedom | C. T. Weber | 5,573 | 2.83 | |
Libertarian | Alana Garberoglio | 4,774 | 2.42 | |
Total votes | 197,026 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leland Yee | 179,556 | 77.99 | |
Republican | Michael Skipakevich | 50,670 | 22.01 | |
Total votes | 230,226 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ellen Corbett | 136,846 | 73.38 | |
Republican | Lou Filipovich | 49,638 | 26.62 | |
Total votes | 186,484 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeff Denham (incumbent) | 92,879 | 59.76 | |
Democratic | Wiley Nickel | 62,539 | 40.24 | |
Total votes | 155,418 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dave Cogdill | 167,804 | 66.99 | |
Democratic | Wesley Firch | 82,679 | 33.01 | |
Total votes | 250,483 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dean Florez (incumbent) | 78,146 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 78,146 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Roy Ashburn (incumbent) | 147,767 | 69.74 | |
Democratic | Fred Davis | 59,187 | 27.93 | |
Green | Matthew Rick | 4,923 | 2.32 | |
Total votes | 211,877 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Alex Padilla | 84,459 | 74.85 | |
Libertarian | Pamela Brown | 28,377 | 25.15 | |
Total votes | 112,836 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gilbert Cedillo (incumbent) | 71,199 | 76.35 | |
Republican | Mike Ten | 18,581 | 19.93 | |
Libertarian | Murray Levy | 3,469 | 3.72 | |
Total votes | 93,249 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 24 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gloria Romero (incumbent) | 92,498 | 74.07 | |
Republican | Robert Carver | 32,388 | 25.93 | |
Total votes | 124,886 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 26 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mark Ridley-Thomas | 133,309 | 89.09 | |
Libertarian | Bud Raymond | 16,317 | 10.91 | |
Total votes | 149,626 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jenny Oropeza | 129,151 | 61.73 | |
Republican | Cherryl Liddle | 72,570 | 34.69 | |
Libertarian | Peter De Baets | 7,485 | 3.58 | |
Total votes | 209,206 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 30 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Calderon | 93,436 | 70.91 | |
Republican | Selma Minerd | 38,340 | 29.09 | |
Total votes | 131,776 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 32 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gloria Negrete McLeod | 85,301 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 85,301 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 34 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lou Correa | 56,534 | 50.21 | |
Republican | Lynn Daucher | 55,142 | 48.98 | |
Independent | Otto Bade (write-in) | 911 | 0.81 | |
Total votes | 112,587 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 36 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Dennis Hollingsworth (incumbent) | 164,025 | 63.40 | |
Democratic | Mark Hanson | 85,706 | 33.13 | |
Libertarian | Joseph Shea | 9,001 | 3.48 | |
Total votes | 258,732 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 38 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Wyland | 162,046 | 74.33 | |
Libertarian | Brian Klea | 55,964 | 25.67 | |
Total votes | 218,010 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 40 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Denise Ducheny (incumbent) | 84,787 | 62.17 | |
Republican | David Walden | 47,601 | 34.91 | |
Libertarian | Jesse Thomas | 3,982 | 2.92 | |
Total votes | 136,370 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "State Senate" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. January 18, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2008.
- ^ "Registration and Participation" (PDF). Secretary of State of California. December 18, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2008. Retrieved July 16, 2008.
- ^ "State Senate All Districts". California Secretary of State. December 4, 2006. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved December 5, 2006.